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| | washingtonpost.com: In Berlin Wall's Dust, Germany Flounders |
 | | The most recent kick in the pants was Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's proposal last week to scrap German Unity Day as an official paid holiday to commemorate the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. | | | It was against this backdrop of insecurity that the governing party proposed last week to de-emphasize German Unity Day, a holiday celebrated on Oct. 3. | | | In the days after the Berlin Wall tumbled, as the two German states rushed to remove the border that had separated them for a generation, there was a surge of hope and optimism about the newly reconciled nation's potential. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35239-2004Nov8?language=printer
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| | Berlin Ditches Plans to Move Unity Day Current Affairs Deutsche Welle 05.11.2004 |
| | But opponents to the idea retorted that to strike the national holiday was "unpatriotic," akin to attacking the soul of the nation, referring to the overriding historical importance of the division and reunification of East and West. | | | The holiday was created by the German Unity Pact of 1990, a federal law, and amending it would not require ratification by the Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament which represents the states. | | | The plan by German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Finance Minister Hans Eichel to rid the country of one of its work holidays was met with loud opposition -- from within the government as well as political opponents. |
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| | Germany - Encyclopedia of Political Information |
| | After the fall of Communism in Europe, Germany was reunited in 1990 (see German reunification); together with France the new Germany is playing the leading role in the European Union. | | | Before World War II, about two-thirds of the German population was Protestant and one-third was Roman Catholic. | | | Bundesregierung Deutschland - Official site of the German Federal Government |
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| | USATODAY.com - Far-right activists march on German's day of unity |
| | The far-right march has become a fixture on Unity Day, a public holiday that marks the reunification of East and West Germany on Oct. 3, 1990. | | | Far-right activists march on German's day of unity | | | FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany marked 11 years as a reunited nation Wednesday, but the holiday recalling the end of the Cold War was darkened by fears of terrorism after the'attacks on New York and Washington. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2001/10/03/german-unity.htm
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| | Guardian Protests on German unity day |
| | Germans marked 11 years of reunification with street parties yesterday, their celebrations scaled down in respect for the victims of the September 11 attacks. | | | But in Berlin about 900 neo-Nazis did not forgo the opportunity for a march which led to scuffles between the police and hardline leftwing protesters shouting "Nazis out!" | | | One of the skinhead leaders, Steffen Hupka of the far-right National Democratic party, call for "the death of the United States as a world power". |
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| | Berlin to celebrate German Unity Day without beer, sausages |
| | Compact Team had been hired to dish out sausages, beer and caipirinha, a Brazilian cocktail, to tens of thousands of revellers gathering around the gate to celebrate the anniversary of German reunification on October 3. | | | Berliners will have to go without munching on sausages and guzzling beer when they celebrate the anniversary of German reunification next month, as the company in charge of the festivities cancelled at the last moment, it was reported. | | | Revellers seeking a proper party will have to go all the way to Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt 120 kilometers (80 miles) west of Berlin, which this year is the official host to Unity Day celebrations. |
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| | German Unity Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Before reunification, in Western Germany the "Day of German Unity" was June 17; this was a somewhat propagandistic interpretation of a failed 1953 revolt staged by East German workers mainly against a raise in work quotas. | | | Thus, October 3, 1990, the day of formal reunion was chosen instead. | | | The revolt was crushed with Soviet aid; the exact number of fatalities is unknown, but estimated at somewhat above 100. |
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| | Germans Seek Place in History for 1953 East German Revolt |
| | After German reunification, the June 17 memorial day still on the books in the west was dropped in favor of Oct. 3, the joyful day on which east and west rejoined. | | | "As one of the few democratic mass movements and traditions, the people's revolt of June 17, 1953 represents some of the best of German history," said Marianne Birthler, a former East German democracy activist who manages the archive of the communist-era secret police, the Stasi. | | | East Germany's Stalinist rulers were caught off guard, too. |
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| | MonkeyFilter Identity and national holidays |
| | However, in the case of German Unification Day the move appears solely to ensure that a working day would never be missed. | | | Germany recently defeated a measure to move Reunification Day to a Sunday. | | | However, I'm very much a fan of values tied to the defeat of totalitarianism, such as were expressed by the fall of the East German government. |
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| | "World Freedom Day" Marks Anniversary of Berlin Wall Opening |
| | On World Freedom Day, we commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of the German people. We honor the men and women who fought against communist oppression and all those who continue to fight against tyranny. We also renew our commitment to advancing liberty, democracy, and human rights. | | | IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth. | | | President Bush marked the 16th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall by proclaiming World Freedom Day to honor those “who continue to fight against tyranny.” |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=November&x=20051110112913mvyelwarc0.2091333&t=eur/eur-latest.html
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| | Reunification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | German reunification (October 3, 1990, bringing about the end of East Germany) | | | Reunification Day (a Vietnamese holiday commemorating the end of the Vietnam war) | | | Annan Plan for Cyprus (proposed reunification of Greek and Turkish halves of Cyprus) |
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| | German News Articles published |
| | The final word should is reserved for the supporters of the German Reunification Cup – too many to be mentioned by name here, but all clearly visible on the day, all over the course and right through to the prize giving when all participants get to go home with something to make their day memorable. | | | Breakfast is a great start to any day, but breakfast at 6am on Friday the 3rd of October 2003 at the Damai Indah Golf & Country Club in BSD is the perfect start to another German Reunification Cup Day that shouldn’t be missed. | | | It is a tailor-made venue for a special event that brings the Jakarta German community together along with a host of friends, colleagues and associates for a great day out and a great day off at the same time, catching up with people you haven’t managed to catch up with since this time last year. |
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| | NARA - Presidential Libraries - German Reunification Day Anniversary |
| | On Monday, October 3, 2005, the National Archives celebrated the 15th Anniversary of German Reunification with a special event highlighting the importance of U.S.-German relations. | | | NARA - Presidential Libraries - German Reunification Day Anniversary | | | President Bush and German Ambassador Juergen Ruhfus at German Reunification ceremony at the White House. |
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| | German Unity Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Before reunification, in Western Germany the "Day of German Unity" was June 17; this was a somewhat propagandistic interpretation of a failed 1953 revolt staged by East German workers mainly against a raise in work quotas. | | | The Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), October 3, is a national holiday in Germany celebrating German reunification in 1990. | | | Thus, October 3, 1990, the day of formal reunion was chosen instead. |
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| | MonkeyFilter Identity and national holidays |
| | Germany recently defeated a measure to move Reunification Day to a Sunday. | | | However, in the case of German Unification Day the move appears solely to ensure that a working day would never be missed. | | | Those are well worth missing to day of work to recognize and emphasize. |
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| | Cum Grano Salis |
| | In a shocking speech on October 3rd (German Reunification Day), held before invited guests by German MP Martin Hohmann (in German) in Neuhof close to Fulda, Hohmann has implicitly depicted the Jewish people as a "people of perpetrators". | | | It is a horrible irony that such a tripe is being spewed on the Reunification Day. | | | Later, when asked about his speech, he said the 20th century had been a century of great sufferings on "both" sides, and this suffering should be "equally" acknowledged. |
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| | The New York Times > International > Europe > East Germans Ambivalent 15 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall |
| | If there is a topic he really does feel strongly about and wants to talk about, it is Oct. 3, the national day that is supposed to celebrate German reunification. | | | Brussig, whose quiet, thoughtful manner seems at odds with the cheeky and funny personalities of his novels, thinks East Germans are resigned because of the way the West Germans imposed on them a battery of laws and regulations after reunification. | | | Brussig has no time for it, saying - surprisingly - that he never wanted reunification, and believed, as perhaps quietly did many East Germans, that it might be possible for two separate German-speaking countries to co-exist. |
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| | Trains - Rail Travel in Germany Austria Europe - The German Way |
| | The 1994 privatization was a merger of the two German state railroads that had tried to act as one since German reunification in 1990. | | | Deutsche Bahn AG, the German Railway, Inc., known as German Rail in the English-speaking world, is one of Europe's most advanced rail systems. | | | The Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) or German Imperial Railway in former East Germany kept the pre-war name of the railroad that Hitler and those before him had known. |
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| | Kristallnacht - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Many decades later, association with the Kristallnacht anniversary was cited as the main reason against choosing November 9, the day the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, as the new German national holiday; a different day was chosen (October 3, 1990, German reunification). | | | Die Kristallnacht, also known as die Reichskristallnacht (literally Imperial Crystal Night), die Pogromnacht and in English as the Night of Broken Glass, was a massive nationwide pogrom in Germany and Austria on the night of November 9, 1938 (including the early hours of the following day). | | | Today in official German sources it is mostly called Pogromnacht ("pogrom night"), reflecting the fear that "Kristallnacht" was too euphemistic given the fact that the original dimension of the term has been lost. |
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| | Germany Info: Information Services: Publications: The Week in Germany |
| | The greatest day in this unique friendship came in 1990, when the United States stood by the German people in full support of reunification. | | | On the occasion of German-American Day, Wolfgang Ischinger, Berlin's Ambassador to Washington, praised the special relationship between Germans and Americans, saying it promises "to prove as critical to the advance of freedom, security and prosperity in the 21st century as it was in the second half of the 20th century." | | | German troops fought beside American soldiers in Afghanistan and are engaged in peacekeeping and rebuilding that country today. |
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| | German News Articles published |
| | At the third German Reunification Cup on the 3rd of October 2004 each player got a goody bag full of lots of cash prizes from Wella, Merck, JSS Schuback and German Centre Indonesia. | | | The German Centre and Schenker were very pleased to receive 117 participants for this year’s 3rd German Reunification Cup, clearly demonstrating just how much it has grown in stature over the past three years. | | | Everybody seemed to have a smile on his or her face – they had all had a great day enjoying the competition and the companionship and another well-run tournament. |
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| | anti-politics forum :: View topic - Communism, anti-German criticism and Israel |
| | While most of the Germans, including large parts of the left, tumbled into a nationalistic delirium we, on the other hand, rather agreed with Dov Shilansky, the then-speaker of the Israeli Knesset, who declared the day of the German reunification a day of mourning. | | | But many of todayâs discussions, not only within the left, would be totally different today or would not be led at all, if it wasnât for some materialists, who, for the last fifteen years, got on the nerves of everyone by meddling with their criticism of Germany and capitalism. | | | In the context of anti-German criticism, âGermanâ should always be understood in the sense of criticism of ideology. |
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| | Red Army Faction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | After German reunification in 1990, it was discovered that the RAF had received financial and logistic support from the Stasi, the security and intelligence organization of East Germany, which had given several members shelter and new identities. | | | After a day of violent protests by exiled Iranians, supported by German students, the Shah visited the Deutsche Oper. | | | On April 25, 1975, the German embassy in Stockholm was occupied by another German group; two of the hostages were murdered as the German government under Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refused to give in to their demands. |
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| | German Reunification Day |
| | Over 1 million people were celebrating the German Reunification Day live at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. | | | German Reunification Day, 3rd October Brandenburg Gate Berlin... |
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| | NARA - Presidential Libraries - Presidential Libraries and Museums Main Page |
| | German Reunification Day The Presidential Libraries and the National Archives celebrated the 15th Anniversary of German Reunification Day. | | | Presidential Libraries are repositories for the papers, records and historical materials of the Presidents. | | | Presidential Libraries present vast archives of documents, museums full of important Presidential artifacts, interesting educational and public programs, and informative web sites. |
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| | NARA - Presidential Libraries - Presidential Libraries and Museums Main Page |
| | German Reunification Day The Presidential Libraries and the National Archives celebrated the 15th Anniversary of German Reunification Day. | | | Presidential Libraries are repositories for the papers, records and historical materials of the Presidents. | | | Presidential Libraries present vast archives of documents, museums full of important Presidential artifacts, interesting educational and public programs, and informative web sites. |
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| | Sheila: October 3, 2000 |
| | Andrea covers Reunification Day in Germany, and shares her memories of the German reunification 10 years ago. | | | The reunification of East and West Germany and the removal of the Berlin Wall was certainly a very real event for the people of Germany, and a very symbolic event for those of us in other parts of the world. | | | "Water crept in a foot a day over the past three months, slowly submerging the ancient city of Zeugma, a key transit point across the Euphrates River believed to have been more than three times the size of the Roman city of Pompeii. |
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| | A 1962 Defense of the Berlin Wall |
| | That is the only way to improve the situation in Berlin, to safeguard peace, a way which can, one day also lead to the reunification of Germany. | | | The decision on the atomic armament of the West German Bundeswehr was made in 1958 - thus, Bonn continues to aggravate the situation in Germany and Berlin. | | | A glance at the map suffices: Berlin lies in the middle of the German Democratic Republic, exactly 180 kilometres (112.5 miles) to the east of its western frontier. |
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| | Flag Days of June |
| | Germany - Workers Day (originally an anniversary of protest on 17 June 1953 in East Germany, retained in the unified Germany, but now replaced with 3 October: Day of German Unity) | | | United Kingdom - in celebration of the birthday of Prince William - although sometimes reported, the Palace will not make this so until Prince William takes up official duties. | | | Denmark - Valdemar's Day, Valdemarsdag / Reunification Day, 1219 / 1920 |
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